How Pugna and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
As teammates
Together 45.45%
Win rate when Pugna and Shadow Demon are on the same team, over 88 ranked matches (7.41e).
In Dota 2 7.41e, Pugna and Shadow Demon win 45.45% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 88 matches.
Small sample: this pairing has only 88 ranked matches in the current window, so its win rate will swing more than deep-sample pairings as new games come in.
Why this works
Setting up kills often feels redundant and frequently fails with this duo. Shadow Demon can provide an initial setup with Disruption, but Pugna lacks a reliable stun to chain with it once the target is free. Both heroes bring magic amplification through Decrepify and Soul Catcher, but this one-dimensional approach makes the team extremely vulnerable. An enemy core can simply buy an early Black King Bar and run at them without fear, as this pair offers very little lockdown to stop them. Worse, Pugna's Decrepify can accidentally save an enemy from your carry's physical attacks, completely ruining a gank that Shadow Demon initiated.
Pugna + Shadow Demon across patches
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
Patch
Team win rate
Change
Matches
7.41e early
45.45%
▲ +1.6pp
88
7.41d
43.81%
▲ +0.4pp
8,049
7.41c
43.37%
▼ -0.8pp
4,383
7.41b
44.15%
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5,568
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Do Pugna and Shadow Demon work well together in Dota 2?
As teammates, Pugna and Shadow Demon win 45.45% of ranked matches in patch 7.41e (88 matches) — below the 50% baseline for a duo.
How many matches back the Pugna + Shadow Demon number?
88 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily. This pairing is below our 100-match deep-sample bar, so expect the number to swing more than usual.